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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Janie Stilwell" <johnwest8@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: western.organization2@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:36:12 +0800 (CST)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE, YOUR $5000 PAYMENT HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU


Attn;

Thanks for your past effort, I just want to use this little amount to compensate you for your past effort.

My
work partner has helped me to send the first $5000.00 to you through
Western Union Money Transfer. So contact Western Union Agent Mr. Richard
RYDER, and ask him how much charge you need to remit to them before
they can allow you pick up the first $5000 payment.

Contact person: Mr. Richard RYDER
TEL:  +229-9948-6199
Email: western.organization2@yahoo.com

This
is the (MTCN)# 160-343-5576, for the first transfer he made to you, Ask
him to give you the Sender's Full Name, Question and Answer, to pick
the $5000, I told him to keep sending you $5000 daily till the payment
of $1.7MILLION USD is complete. Again re-confirm to him your Full Name,
Telephone number and Address so that he will be sure. For your
information he can only transfer 3 payments to you a day which is
$15,000.00 USD.

THEN CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.

Full Name:--------
State:----------
City:-----------
Zip Code-------
Full Address:-------
Contact Phone:------

Please
try to indicate this code when contacting Western Union Management to
avoid any mistake. Here is the code. (008xx37) also use it as your
subject. Remember without this Code they can't release any payment to
you so make sure you contact them with the Code and try to comply with
the little charge they might need from you. I am currently in Australia
to set up a project.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs. Janie Stilwell
Former Director of Western Union Repulique du Benin.




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